Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 223 · 40 questions

How to say it (He said that + sentence; She asked if + sentence): Negative: add not / don't / doesn't (She can swim → She cannot swim). Question: move the helping verb first (Can she swim?). Reporting: He said, "I am tired." → He said that he was tired. (tense usually goes one step back: am → was, will → would) said + that (no person); told + person (told me that...). Questions: She asked, "Are you free?" → She asked if I was free. Wh-: She asked where I was going.

1. 1.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She asked if I was free.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
3. 3.Make a sentence: shop / the / Ravi / me / told / closed. / that / was
4. 4.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
6. 6.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) They are playing cricket.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
8. 8.Make a sentence: that / should / The / I / rest. / doctor / said
9. 9.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
10. 10.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Can she swim?
12. 12.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
16. 16.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She asked if I was free.
17. 17.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
18. 18.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) They are playing cricket.
19. 19.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
20. 20.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
21. 21.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
22. 22.Make a sentence: like / this / not / song. / I / do
23. 23.Make a sentence: I / The / said / rest. / should / that / doctor
24. 24.Make a sentence: I / asked / She / free. / was / if
25. 25.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
26. 26.Make a sentence: bus / whether / had / the / asked / He / left.
27. 27.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
28. 28.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
29. 29.Make a sentence: he / was / tired. / He / that / said
30. 30.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
31. 31.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
32. 32.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
33. 33.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
34. 34."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
36. 36.Make a sentence: do / song. / like / this / I / not
37. 37.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
38. 38.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
39. 39.Make a sentence: call / Neha / that / she / me. / said / would
40. 40.Make a sentence: she / mangoes. / liked / She / said / that

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